The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-12

bic ana GlasHcock.
Federal Relations - slmkins, chairman
Pope, Abercrombie, Mcdonald and Camp
Counties and County Boundaries-H ar
rlson. chairman; Woodward, Upshaw
Houston, Claiborne, Bell and Douglass (oi
Jcierson).
Public Debt-Burgess, chairman; Allen
Camp, Douglass (of Grayson), Gregg, Nc
Manus. Mcdonald, Slmkins amp Field.
Public Printing-Buney, chairman; Cal
houn. Woods, Harriso and Simkins.
Frontier rotection-liouston, chairman;
Burney, Davis, Calhoun, Claiborne, Wood
ward and Pope.
Asylums-Armistead chairman; Glass.
cock, Allen, Bell, Upshaw, Woodward and
Mcdonald.
Stock and Stock Raising - McManus,
chairman; Davis, Stinson, Houston, Cal
hOun and Allen.
Agricultural Affairs - Allen, chairman;
Woodward, Davis, Claiborne and Douglass
(of Grayson).
Retrenchment and Re.orm-Dais, chair
man. Knittle, Gregg, Abercrombie and
Simkins.
Treasurer's and Comptrollers Offices
Field, chairman; Garrison, Douglass (of
Jefierson), Camp and Frank.
Privileges and Elections-Douglas (of
Grayson), chairman McManus, Stinson,
Garrison and Knittle.
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chairman; Upshaw, Bell, Douglas (of Gray
SOM, Burney, Pope and Burgess.
Rules Camp, chairman Claiborne,
| Woodward. Houston and Glasscock.
Insurance Statistics and History-LaDe,
chairman; Garrison, Douglas (of Gray SOM
Woodward and Knittle.
Judicial District M cDonald, chairman |;
Field, Calhsoun, Armistead, Woods and
! Burney.
Engrossed Bilis-Frank, chairman; Sim
kins, Stinson, Bell and Jarvis.
Enrolled Bi.ls-Abercrombie chairman !;
Gregg, Douglas (of Jefferson), Field and
Lane.
Resolutions were adopted to appoint COM
mittees to notify the governor and the house
OF 1.-The senate organization. The following
were appointed: Claiborne, Stinson and
Harrison, to notify the governor, and Ar
instead, Upshaw and Houston, to notify
the house.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House was called to order prompt
ly at IL o'clock by Secretary Of State
Baines. Rev. DR.. Howell opened the
proceedings with a fervent and eloquent
prayer. In efIecting the preliminary or
ganization Secretary Baine named Mr..
Will Lambert. OF Austin, as Clerk, and
upon call Of the roll It was found that
l05 members Of the House were present
and answering to their names. After
administering the Office the Speaker pro
TEN announced that the first business in
order was the election Of a
PERMANENT SPEAKER
whereupon Browning, of Wheeler nom
mated Hon. G. G.. Pendleton, of Bell
ha n;,,a nj no.
of Limestone, and Strong, Of Dallas
There being no further nomination, Mr.
Pendleton was elected by 1903 votes. AT.
ter taking the oath Of Office he returned
thanks for the honor briefly.
On motion Of Mr.. Page the House ad
journed TO ESQ D IN. 49,,
AFrKRS6oN skssioX.
When business was resumed a resolu.
ton was offered by Dir. Camp providing
for the completion Of the organization OF
the House by the selection OF the various
clerks, sergeant.at.arms, doorkeeper,
chaplain, etc.. fixing their salary at i've
dollars per day for the first sixty days,
and four dollars per day thereafter the
election to be determined by majority
vote.
Mr.. Browning offered substitute for
the resolutions amending the original by
providing also for an assistant sergeant
alarms and fixing the per diem of all of.
fcers at five dollars drought the session
The substitute resolution was adopted
and the
ELECTION oFtoFFIcERs
was proceeded with as follows: For chief
clerk Mr.. Camp placed in nomination
Will Lambert. OF Austin, Travis comfy,
as there were no other nominations, ho
was elected.
For Reading Clerk McGaughey nomi.
mated George w Finger, of Tarrant. the
Reading Clerk of the last House. Cook.
OF Bell, nominated II. c. Darwin. In
doing so he laid particular stress upon
the fact Of his having been for years an
industrious farmer. The vote for Clerk
stood, Finger 57 Darwin As, and Mr..
Finger resumes the duties of Reading
Clerk.
For Journal Clerk Tate nominated Sam
II. Dixon, of Hays; Utiger. of Grsyson,
placed in nomination Judge G. ii. Dills.
First ballot elected Mr.. Dixon.
For Calender Clerk, j. S. Boggs, of
Kaufman was elected.
For Engrossing Clerk, W. L. Melon
aid, of Dallas, was elected.
For Enrolling Clerk, John Kellarn was
elected.
sERGEANT-AT-ARMs.
The election of a sergeant-at-ar was
then announced in order There being
10 votes polled. the ballot was thrown
out as being more votes than the House
was entitled 10 and a motion, by North |
ington. Of Lampasas, TO adjourn till 10 a.
m. prevailed.